Collection Highlights
Minaret Turkish Cigarettes
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.111.AMER.MIN
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Chopper
Object Number:
1480
Date:
ca. 1869
Medium:
Iron (possibly steel), wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 10 x 6 1/4 in. ( 15.9 x 25.4 x 15.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on handle: "PATENTED APR. 7. 1869"
Description:
Chopper with iron (possibly steel) shaft and blades, and turned wood handle; blades arranged in such a fashion as to cut apple or other fruit in six sections.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
